During the war against Xia, Lin Jie had also been on the eastern front. But adhering to the principle of not putting all his eggs in one basket, he had always fought with the main force under Xie Huaian, commander of the eastern front. Yi State's general leading troops independently elsewhere was Yan Po.
Just as Lin Xian had not been together with Ouyang Yong.
A small country like this could not bear the risk of having both its pillar of state and its prodigy die in battle.
Before the Marquis of Wu'an, who had fought his way out of the eastern front, Lin Jie's self-address as "this subordinate general" was quite fitting, though they had never fought shoulder to shoulder.
Even if Jiang Wang did not give Lin Jie face, he had to give Yan Po face. Even if he did not give Yan Po face, he had to give face to those two jars of Deer Cry Wine.
Hearing this, he merely laughed aloud. "From now on, we'll all be classmates. Learning from one another is what matters most. You two, please show this latecomer the way and let me see where I'm supposed to stay."
Yan Fu, Li Longchuan, and the others had entered the academy several days ago and had already attended classes for quite a few days.
Chongxuan Sheng, meanwhile, had only finished settling the aftermath at Victory Camp yesterday. Then, early this morning, he had been summoned to the Marquis of Bowang's residence. Somehow, he and Chongxuan Zun had entered the academy together.
Jiang Wang had deliberately waited for Lian Que to arrive from Nanyao City, which was why he was this late. By now, it was already dusk.
Jixia Academy occupied an area far beyond what its depiction on a map suggested. Just